Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Bulgaria, 1992–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, ores and metals imports in Bulgaria stood at 8.7%.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Bulgaria peaked at 10.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -11.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 15.4% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Bulgaria?
- Ores and metals imports in Bulgaria was 8.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ores and metals imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.